Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge

The Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge (formerly the North Channel Bridge) is a bridge that carries Cross Bay Boulevard across Jamaica Bay in Queens, New York City, between Howard Beach and Broad Channel. The fixed bridge, carrying six lanes of Cross Bay Boulevard, is named for the late Joseph P. Addabbo, who represented the area in the United States House of Representatives from 1961 to 1986.^[3]

Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge
Walkway along west side
Coordinates	40°38′32″N 73°50′5″W
Carries	Cross Bay Boulevard
Crosses	Jamaica Bay
Locale	New York City
Maintained by	New York State Department of Transportation
History
Construction start	October 25, 1988[1]
Construction end	1993
Statistics
Daily traffic	25,874 (2016)[2]
Location

The bridge was built alongside the original North Channel Bridge (1925-1993) as a replacement; a lack of maintenance on the old bascule bridge had allowed it to deteriorate to the point where it was beyond repair.^[4]